What's your other toy?
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ggunn9
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Brother, I gotta ask. Those red rim stripes - did you photoshop them in or are they really that.. well, uneven?
LOL well what had happen was...................
They were real. I got them from Cyclegear just to try them to see if I liked them. So I didn't spend much time on the install and I didn't have stands at the time. I liked the look it breaks up the all black wheels.
Anyway I took them off after about 3 yrs looking like that and put some of the curved ones on and they look much better now.
You are correct sir. I am impressed. It's kind of an unusual bike - only year that had the 220 MPH speedo, only year without the 186MPH speed limiter. I saw 175 on the clock once. I ran out of balls, the bike had more left in it. It's fast. ;-) The Real Story on Kawasaki ZX-12R Performance? « MotorcycleDaily.com ? Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews
I'm the original owner and it won't be sold until I am 6 ft under.
The Duc 999R was my fantasy bike when it came out. My ex wife (emphasize ex) said there is no way in hell you are spending $32K on a motorcycle. God bless the guy she is with now.
It was sort of funny when I drove it because very rarely would I meet somebody who even knew what it was or how rare it was. I sold it with (yes, I am not lying) 999.9 miles on the clock. It felt fitting.
OK, you convinced me to post one of my bikes. I've owned it longer than any other bike, because unlike every other bike I've owned, I have never felt compelled to sell it.
It's a long ways from stock, and is built to rail through the twisties. I kept the reflectors, and rear fender in place, because I do ride it, and the reflectors help the blind drivers see me, and to the unsuspecting it looks like a stock bike with an exhaust system.
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bernardmwrangle
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Tube analog love for the vinyl.
Tube analog love for the vinyl.
deanblitzer
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2014 S4 we picked up in November of 2013. It's my wife's DD as she has a longer commute. Definitely a sleeper sedan and we love it
Blitzkrieg
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OK, you convinced me to post one of my bikes. I've owned it longer than any other bike, because unlike every other bike I've owned, I have never felt compelled to sell it.
It's a long ways from stock, and is built to rail through the twisties. I kept the reflectors, and rear fender in place, because I do ride it, and the reflectors help the blind drivers see me, and to the unsuspecting it looks like a stock bike with an exhaust system.
Nice. Very nice. I've always been a fan of the Busa. The ZX12-R and Busa are in a league of their own (of course now the ZX-14 is in that category for Team Green).
Your choice in pipes tells me that like me, you don't compromise. Akrapovic is the top dog in pipes bar none IMO. They ain't cheap, but like they say "Speed costs money son. How fast you want to go?". ;-)
I think the thing most non-sportbike people don't understand is how much HP these things are capable of. Power to weight a modern sportbike (or hyperbike in our case) easily outclasses any uber-sports car in the market. Easily. They do demand respect though, for sure.
alexb
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Since we are posting non-vehicle stuff too. I spend a good chunk of my time here.
Brief run down:
Corsair Carbide 500R Case
Asus P8Z77-V LX Mobo
16GB G Skill Sniper 1866 memory
Intel Core i5 3570K @ 4.2GHz
Nvidia GTX 970 (660Ti pictured was replaced)
Corsair H55 Water Cooler
Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD
about 15TB worth of other random storage
3x Asus VN247H-P 24" LED Monitors in Nvidia Surround
Logitech 5.1 speakers
Corsair Keyboard and mouse
APC 1500W UPS battery backup
Lots of other little add ons and fans galore.
Can run just about anything at 1080P 60FPS maxed out
Thinking about doing a mobo/cpu upgrade this fall and adding another 970 in SLI.
Brief run down:
Corsair Carbide 500R Case
Asus P8Z77-V LX Mobo
16GB G Skill Sniper 1866 memory
Intel Core i5 3570K @ 4.2GHz
Nvidia GTX 970 (660Ti pictured was replaced)
Corsair H55 Water Cooler
Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD
about 15TB worth of other random storage
3x Asus VN247H-P 24" LED Monitors in Nvidia Surround
Logitech 5.1 speakers
Corsair Keyboard and mouse
APC 1500W UPS battery backup
Lots of other little add ons and fans galore.
Can run just about anything at 1080P 60FPS maxed out
Thinking about doing a mobo/cpu upgrade this fall and adding another 970 in SLI.
Blitzkrieg
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I unequivocally love S4's.
Several years ago after I sold my M3 I started getting the itch to put my butt in some fine German leather again. The S4 was at the top 3 of my list but lost out to a car I always wanted, like forever.
But the S4 is still what I consider to be one of the ultimate German sleepers. I love the low "look at me factor" and the fact that they will smoke pretty much any wannabe boy racer in a WRX (sorry if there any here - but it is what it is).
I have a couple buddies that still have their '00 ZX-12R's. They will likely keep them for the rest of their lives.
At the risk of a minor thread detour, I can't resist talking about bikes. The current 2012 and newer ZX-14R is a great choice if someone wants to leave a bike stock, or maybe just add an exhaust system and a reflash of the ECU. I have a couple friends that own '12 and up ZX-14R's.
The Suzuki is still such a great platform to build on, as the aftermarket is huge, and the engine is more conducive to major mods.
Rather than adding another big roadburner, like I was considering with a ZX-14R, I opted for a '15 BMW S1000RR. It's a nice comparatively sedate bike with 185 rwhp stock (according to one test I read), approx. 140 lbs less weight than the current ZX-14R and 'Busa, and heated grips and cruise control.
Anyway that is Igor's (Akrapovic) Ti Evolution exhaust system. I think it's been discontinued, because as you mentioned people generally don't/didn't want to spend that much on an exhaust system. I cringe when I think about having more in the engine, than the bike cost new. But opening the throttle makes any regrets disappear. :heh:
Some of the mods:
Falicon billet forged stroker crank.
Millenium overbored and nikasiled block
Crower Ti rods
MTC high comp bigger bore pistons
Web Cams
Ferrea Ti valves, retainers, and performance springs
Cylinder head massaged by me
Fast by Gast undercut trans
CBR1100XX injectors (they have a higher flow rate than stock 'Busa injectors)
ARP fasteners
Quickshifter
Modded ECU with restrictions removed, and raised rev-limiter with separate fuel and ignition maps for pump gas or race gas
A few odds and ends
Suspension massaged with Race Tech internals.
Braided steel brake lines, and Galfer pads.
It's great fun on a straight or twisty road, or on a roadrace track. People always seem surprised that a 'Busa can handle. Since so many are turned into dragracing bikes, or blinged-out show bikes, they think that's all they can do.
Just a little bike porn:
Here's a couple of Land Speed Racing Turbo Busa's which I worked on at Bonneville for the owner. With big boost, they made big power. The owner even had them licensed for the street in his State. Of course with stock lighting (and brakes in the case of the black bike) in place, when street ridden. Both bikes were geared for 290 mph, but aero drag and the resulting wheelspin on the low-traction Salt, limited the speed they could run.
This bike made 615 rwhp on VP Import fuel, and held the SCTA/BNI record in the 1350 MPS/BF class for several years at a two-way average speed of approx. 247 mph.
This bike (my 3rd gen in the background) ran on Methanol, and made approx. 670 rwhp. In it's one trip to Bonneville, it had some minor issues, the condition of the Salt was also a factor, and it didn't achieve it's potential. Still it was an awesome machine.
Mistaken
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my old daily....fun in a different way
Looks like a V with IX bbs se wheels?
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